Question for our in-house woodworker peeps

[dgage]

dgage - Thanks for sharing on your enclosure builds. Really helps drive home the strength of the glue!

You’re very welcome. Here is a video of the enclosures. We go around the sides with a couple ratchet straps and clamp the fronts to the backs with parallel clamps.

[oneheadlite]

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If all goes well, that shouldn't be an issue - as long as I can get the frame done before the mattress arrives, it'll hang out and cure downstairs.
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Murphy's Law, got shipping notification it'll be here in 2 days.

Got a chance to sit down and get the core 6 boards cut last night, was pretty happy with the results (my 4 lengthwise boards are well less than 1/16" variance. Yes, such a simple thing to be excited about, but Hey! I don't do this often). I'll get them assembled next and measure up for my perimeter boards.

You’re very welcome. Here is a video of the enclosures. We go around the sides with a couple ratchet straps and clamp the fronts to the backs with parallel clamps.

Neat video! And very nice looking piece!

[2black1s]

...4 lengthwise boards are well less than 1/16" variance...

Whenever you can it's best to cut (or any other machining) multiples of any like components with the same set-up.

In your case of cutting 4) 2x4s to length that would go something like this (assuming you are using a miter saw)...

- Cut one end square
- Index that square end to a positive stop you have set-up for the desired length
- Make second cut to desired length*

* If you are as anal as I can be, I usually set my initial stop slightly long, then creep up to the final length.

If you follow this process each piece will be as close as possible to being identical.

[oneheadlite]

Unfortunately I don't have a great setup for supporting the wood at work, so I'm working with the Miter Saw on the ground - While it'd be great to block off from the other end, my process has been as follows:

- I Executed a test cut to be able to place a tape mark 6" exactly back from the newly cut end. This allows me to mark wood at my cut length, backtrack 6" and have a rock solid place to line up my length cut. The saw I'm borrowing has the blade lights, but they're not working.
- Find necessary support setup for that board
- Cut one end square
- Mark board for length, add 6" mark.
- Cut
- Measure, rejoice.

[oneheadlite]

Got the core support frame dry fit last night. Cross corner measurements are within 1/8", not sure what standard room for error is for square. I'm guessing an Amazon bed frame probably wouldn't be that close.

Hopefully getting the rest of my boards cut tonight.